407 Historic Events for February 21
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Al Fann, Cleve, actor (Alvin-He's the Mayor)
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| 1925 |
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Mass meeting of SPD's Reichsbanner Black-Red-Gold in Magdeburg
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| 1925 |
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1st issue of "New Yorker" magazine published
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Sam Peckinpah, Fresno CA, film director (Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs)
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| 1926 |
Death |
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1913), dies at 72
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Hans Andreus, [Johan W van der Zant], Dutch poet (Animal Language)
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Pierre Mercure, composer
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Erma Bombeck, Dayton Ohio, humorist (Grass is Always Greener...)
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Hubert de Givenchy, Beauvais France, fashion designer (Audrey Hepburn)
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| 1927 |
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Franz Lehr's opera "Zarewitsch," premieres
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Elizabeth Adams, madame
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| 1930 |
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Marc Connelly's "Green Pastures," premieres in NYC
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Larry Hagman, TV actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Dallas)
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| 1931 |
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Chicago White Sox and NY Giants play 1st exhibition night game
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| 1931 |
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Alka Seltzer introduced
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Harald V, King of Norway (1991- )
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| 1932 |
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Andr‚ Tardieu becomes premier of France
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| 1932 |
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Camera exposure meter patented, WN Goodwin
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Nina Simone, [Eunice Waymon], Tyron NC, vocalist/pianist (Porgy)
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Rue McClanahan, Healdton Okla, actress (Maude, Golden Girls)
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| 1934 |
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Nicaraguan patriot Augusto Cesar Sandino assassinated by Natl Guard
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Mark McManus, actor (Taggart, Nightstick, 2000 Weeks, 12th Night)
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Barbara Jordan, Houston, Tx, (Rep-D-Tx, 1972-78)
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Ron Clarke, Australia, runner (held 19 world records)
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Gary Lockwood, Van Nuys Cal, actor (2001, Survival Zone, Lieutenant)
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